| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. 10:21 - Oct 26 with 2565 views | unstableblue |
… at the moment.
A vibe that is making its way onto the pitch, has some anti-McKenna rhetoric in it, and perhaps presents the start of a bit of a schism with our well loved manager (well still loved by the majority) for the first time.
I thought it was just ‘wood work’ posters on this forum who emerge to thrive on bad results/performances… but it’s across social media and even posters who are a little more balanced.
I get the negativity, fans are still not fully invested in this new batch of players, they pine for the departed characters of the double, performances have been sub par, and selections questioned. Charlton second half deserved derision, it was a collapse. But our confidence and player patterns are just not set.
But the criticism is over the top for me, and seems to portray a deeper lack of investment in this next project.
I think the Premier League showings and lack of wins has left more damage than perhaps realised.
And also the club need to do a bit better, players need to come closer to the north stand after a win, and immediately after the final whistle - engage the fan base more.
But it’s the lethargy point for me… yesterday was a huge win, massively needed. Yet people are more focussed on the negative - check out a third of the 3 word summaries in Homer’s thread.
Philogene had a stonewall penalty not given, it’s hardly debated.
Good that Jack Clarke’s move from villain to cult hero is underway. But should we be shouting more about how Egeli showed incredible promise in that second half.
No doubt overthinking it, but the negativity around me for the majority of the game was OTT. Especially towards Hirst and OShea. And clearly McKenna is picking this up.
Thoughts? I enjoyed the game and a lot of the player performances. And for me it was huge win to really celebrate. But of course poor showings against and Watford and it may go very toxic. |  |
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| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 14:59 - Oct 26 with 364 views | Bobbychase |
My name is Edward Ebenezer Jeremiah Brown
I'm a fairweather fan of Ipswich Town
Wherever they play
I'm there too
I rarely cheer them on, but I love to boo
With my half-baked opinions and my podcast rants
Any minor setback makes me soil my pants
Follow the town
With a frown
I'm Edward Ebenezer Jeremiah Brown
There's not a brain cell in my head |  |
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| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 15:31 - Oct 26 with 308 views | peterleeblue |
| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 12:03 - Oct 26 by BouncebackIpswich |
ALMOST let down - if you read the full paragraph without cherry picking it's taking my post well out of context.
There is no doubt he's started to lose his God like status amongst the fanbase with how last year played out and start to this season, the growing criticism bears witness to that
To be clear before I get jumped on yet again by the usual suspects who can't hear anything that's not full throated praise I have full faith in McKenna and fully expect Town to finish top 6 minimum probably 4th at the lowest, he's the best man for the job, but the reality is he is after all human and will make mistakes at times. |
That's about how I see it.
Mckenna will continue to learn and develop.
Why move him on and let someone else benefit.
I believe Mckenna should be here until May 27 at least. The idea is to build a premier league competitive team. That may not happen as quick as we would all like.
Additionally our European scouting still requires much evolution. The bedrock of Sunderlands current success. |  | | |
| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 15:41 - Oct 26 with 290 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 14:07 - Oct 26 by waveneyblue |
Im guessing that McKenna agreed with the booing on Tues as we lost 3-0 at home, but the negativity at 0-0 and turning on players wasnt called for.
Doesn't take a genius to work that out.
I have zero idea what you do for a living, but I suspect its not in a corporate world, where over hyping and bigging yourself up is standard practice. Ashton isn't going to change anytime soon
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If you have zero idea. Don't guess.
But no you right lol
I'm not asking for ashton to change. But you can't begrudge feelings that follow when things don't go to plan that's all I was saying.
BTW my post wasn't about my feelings just how I view it with a neutral lens on instead of a town lens. [Post edited 26 Oct 15:44]
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| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 15:44 - Oct 26 with 285 views | Whos_blue |
| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 14:59 - Oct 26 by Bobbychase |
My name is Edward Ebenezer Jeremiah Brown
I'm a fairweather fan of Ipswich Town
Wherever they play
I'm there too
I rarely cheer them on, but I love to boo
With my half-baked opinions and my podcast rants
Any minor setback makes me soil my pants
Follow the town
With a frown
I'm Edward Ebenezer Jeremiah Brown
There's not a brain cell in my head |
POTD!
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| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 16:37 - Oct 26 with 238 views | jasondozzell |
| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 14:59 - Oct 26 by Bobbychase |
My name is Edward Ebenezer Jeremiah Brown
I'm a fairweather fan of Ipswich Town
Wherever they play
I'm there too
I rarely cheer them on, but I love to boo
With my half-baked opinions and my podcast rants
Any minor setback makes me soil my pants
Follow the town
With a frown
I'm Edward Ebenezer Jeremiah Brown
There's not a brain cell in my head |
Superb and says it all |  | | |
| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 17:15 - Oct 26 with 190 views | backwaywhen |
Too many have a touch of entitlement sounds like , need to calm down and have some patience. |  | | |
| POST OF THE MONTH on 22:23 - Oct 26 with 91 views | unstableblue |
| Bit of a strange/negative vibe and lethargy in the Town fan base.. on 14:59 - Oct 26 by Bobbychase |
My name is Edward Ebenezer Jeremiah Brown
I'm a fairweather fan of Ipswich Town
Wherever they play
I'm there too
I rarely cheer them on, but I love to boo
With my half-baked opinions and my podcast rants
Any minor setback makes me soil my pants
Follow the town
With a frown
I'm Edward Ebenezer Jeremiah Brown
There's not a brain cell in my head |
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